AIM Autosport to enter series

AIM Autosport to Big League with Daytona Prototype
June 14 2006, Woodbridge, Ontario: AIM Autosport will enter the
premier division of the Rolex Sports Car Series later this month,
having acquired a Daytona Prototype race car. AIM will kick off...

AIM Autosport to Big League with Daytona Prototype

June 14 2006, Woodbridge, Ontario: AIM Autosport will enter the
premier division of the Rolex Sports Car Series later this month,
having acquired a Daytona Prototype race car. AIM will kick off its
campaign at Daytona International Speedway in two weeks with team
alumni Mark Wilkins and James Hinchcliffe at the wheel. AIM Autosport
is currently seeking sponsors for its Daytona Prototype campaign and
is close to announcing a programme that combines conventional
motorsports marketing with charitable donations.

With a Lexus-powered Riley Technologies chassis purchased from Target
Chip Ganassi Racing, AIM intends to compete in three events this year,
preparing for a full championship season in 2007. Following the June
29 debut at Daytona, Wilkins will go on to compete at Watkins Glen on
August 11 and Infineon Raceway on August 26. AIM is speaking to
several drivers about co-driving with Wilkins at these events.

Having spent many years successfully competing in junior open-wheel
development series, promoting young drivers to professional ranks, AIM
felt prototypes offered an opportunity for the team to take itself to
the top level. The Rolex Series has grown in leaps and bounds and AIM
is joining as growth continues. Given the current state of open-wheel
racing in North America, young drivers are looking more and more
toward sports cars as a viable choice for their futures. Adding
Daytona Prototypes to the AIM stable, which includes Formula BMW and
Formula Mazda, allows the team to take a driver out of kart racing all
the way to a top-level North American professional championship.

"I am extremely pleased to be involved in taking AIM to the next level
in professional motorsport," said AIM partner, Ian Willis, who manages
the Formula Mazda team and has taken on management of the new program.
"Having Mark and James teamed up for Daytona is really exciting as
they work so well together and are both fast and mature drivers for
their young ages."

"I'm absolutely thrilled that we have made it this far," said Wilkins
who has risen through the ranks with AIM. "This will be my sixth
season with AIM Autosport and I am thrilled to continue working with
Ian, who has worked exceptionally hard to put this exciting program
together. We understand there is a steep learning curve but we have
the right people to make it happen and that is very exciting for me.

"James is a great driver," Wilkins added, "And I look forward to
racing with him. I think we will be a competitive combination."

Each of the Rolex Series races AIM is entering will be carried live on
Speed TV, and the Daytona and Watkins Glen races are part of NASCAR
Nextel Cup events. In the meantime, AIM?s Daytona Prototype will be
among the cars lapping Mosport tomorrow to help raise funds for the
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

About the Rolex Series: The Rolex Sports Car Series is leading a
resurgence of major-league road racing in North America. At the
foundation of this success is the exotic Daytona Prototype division
that is the fastest growing auto racing class in the world. The
15-race schedule features a challenging mix of endurance and sprint
races, including the famous season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, a pair
of six-hour races and several 400k and 250-mile sprints.